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The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter #27 |
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FEEDBACK FROM OUR READERS I was, especially impressed by your pointer to the Vortex Machine Assisted Reading site you mentioned in the last issue. http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/ctt26.htm Their online demo impressed me so much that I downloaded their demo software. I was less than impressed by the software's interface, and had no luck in using the software. However, I was intrigued enough to track down other similar packages After a few days of use, I'm quite thrilled with AceReader from I've run across a few minor glitches, but nothing major. I'm reading most of my email and LOTS of web pages at 600+ words per minute. I've also recommended the program quite heartily to almost everyone I know! - Dennis Deery =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIGHTS,
CAMERA, ACTION - Interactive
Simulation, make your own movie. Welcome to the Interactive Simulation where you can take the simulated challenge to make your very own movie, from start to finish. In this simulation you can work with a screenwriter to create a script, cast the actors you feel would be best for the different roles, choose how to frame the shots, add sound effects, and even choose what kind of advertising campaign you want for the publicity of your film. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= COOL TOOLS: DOMAIN NAME FINDER - Looking for a catchy domain name? This trick is money. http://www.netcraft.com/cgi-bin/Survey/hosts?host= Simply place any word at the end of the following URL, after the "=" sign, and the resulting page will list all of the domain names associated with your query. For example, if you were looking for a cool domain name to include the word subscribe, just place "subscribe" after the = sign. If you’re having trouble remembering what all those ****** stand for in a password you have forgotten, this will help. PASSWORD REVEALER (freeware) Click the Track button to start tracking. Keep the mouse button down and move it over the edit box that contains the password. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NOT SO HAPPY VIRUS: We are all use to the false virus alarms that find their way into our inboxes. The recent warnings about the Happy99.exe Worm Virus seemed like more of the same, until I found one attached to an email I received. You can tell if you have it by searching for the following files on your drive. SKA.EXE or SKA.DLL or WSOCK32.SKA. If you find any of these files on your drive, you have been attacked by the Happy99 Trojan. A great resource for information on removing the virus can be found at: http://www.pspl.com/trojan_info/win32/happy99.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Trivia
Quiz – Who is the first state to put a URL on their license plate? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FACTOIDS: Estimated number of Internet users in China: 1,750,000 Estimated percentage of retail stock trades now taking place on the Internet: 25 Bank's cost to process an in-person transaction, $1.07 Bank's cost to process an Internet transaction, $0.01 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= If you thought that it was just a matter of time until you were able to buy prescription drugs online, you were right. This site also offers health, wellness, beauty and personal care products. MOTHER’S LITTLE HELPER - Drugstore.com Drugstore.com, will call your doctor, transfer your refills, mail your prescriptions and save you money in the process. They promise to respond to your email within one day =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This site has really taken the net by storm! Camp Chaos Entertainment is dedicated to making people laugh and think, while offering outrageous multimedia cartoons including paradies of the "Jerry Springer Show", "X-Files" and "Teletubbies". GREAT BOOKMARK - Chaotic Cartoons – Camp Chaos Moving Pictures I especially enjoyed part two of "The Telefuglies", as well as the games, quizzes and Presidential advisor column by Linda Stephanopoulos, whose topic this week is appropriately titled, "The Arkansas Sex Toy Ban". =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Visit our "archive page" for a complete listing of previous cool tricks and trinkets. http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/archive.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I spent a fascinating hour at this site. If you are interested in Techgnosis, Cosmology, Quantum Physics, Space-Time Engineering and more, be sure to check out this mind blowing site. Read the user tips before taking the trip. WAY OUT THERE - The Gaia Hypothesis What is the hypothesis of Gaia? Stated simply, the idea is that we may have discovered a living being bigger, more ancient, and more complex than anything from our wildest dreams. That being, called Gaia, is the Earth.
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